Kenyan Woman Arrested in Hong Kong Carrying Sh15 Million Cocaine Inside Her Body

Authorities in Hong Kong are detaining a Kenyan woman for smuggling a narcotic substance believed to be cocaine into the Chinese city.

Hong Kong police said the cocaine, which was concealed inside the 35-year-old’s woman body, was held in 67 pellets and has an estimated street value of HK$900,000 (approximately Sh15.4 million).

The suspect, who is said to have been acting suspiciously, was intercepted on April 9th at the Hong Kong International Airport after arriving from Nairobi via Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

She was picked up by customs officers at the airport for inspection and later escorted to a local hospital for examination.

While waiting for the examination, the woman allegedly excreted the suspected drugs and was arrested immediately after.

"As at April 10, the arrested woman has excreted 67 pellets of suspected cocaine weighing about 1 kg in total," Hong Kong's Customs Excise Department said in a statement.

The woman was arraigned in the West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts on April 11th where she was charged with one count of trafficking a dangerous drug into Hong Kong.

"The maximum penalty upon conviction is a fine of HK$5 million (about Sh85 million) and life imprisonment," the Customs Department added.